WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Wednesday it would expand its expedited screening program to 60 new U.S. airports in 2013, allowing tens of millions of Americans to get through airport checkpoints without taking off their shoes.

The TSA said with the expansion, the TSA PreCheck program will operate at 100 airports across the country in 42 states plus Guam and Puerto Rico. The agency also plans to expand the number of TSA PreCheck lanes at the existing 40 airports in the coming weeks.

Sep 3, 2013

In true senatorial fashion, Sen. Menendez took a moment to note that Theresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Secretary John Kerry (former chair of…

Kerry said question of response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons matters in relation to Iran, Hezbollah, North Korea and terrorist or…

Kerry called Bashar al-Assad a ‘thug and a murderer”.

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"General assignment reporter in Washington, DC where she has previously covered the White House, Justice Department, Homeland Security and foreign affairs. Debbie has covered three presidential campaigns, including extensive coverage of Obama from 2007 through inauguration. Also worked in bureaus in Madrid, Bangkok, Montreal, Toronto, New York and Buenos Aires. In February she covered her fifth Olympics in Vancouver."